Telegram-herald., 1887-12-03
SARAH GLOVER GONE
AN UNFORTUNATE WOMAN SUICIDES.


AN UNFORTUNATE WOMAN SUICIDES.
shs VIII Ride Her Spirited Horse No More
-Feand Dead in Her House of Assigna-
tion-Ill-Eequitsd Love and DesPon-
dssey Made Heart Too
sad for Life.
What fine steppsrl" How he prsnces
Some spirit in that horse" "Quits shapsly
woman that Look how gracefully she sits
in the saddle These remarks have been
heard hundreds Of times As Sarah Glover
rode through the streets on her beautiful
brown bay saddle horse.
Who WAS sarah Glover She kept an as
signation house on Kent street. All,
what secrets she conld have related If she
had told all sns knew. How her knowl-
| edge OF the dark if once brought 10 the
light would have stood rs convincing proof
| OF The frzlity of humanity, of the hypocrisy
| OF the most pretenuous. The poor and ricn
| in purse could have been made her subjects
| il she would aaye taken advantage OF her
knowledgs, but twas her business IN life TO
keep olind and silent. Silence was her
stock in trade.
Poor unfortunate. She is now silent in
unnatural death; she was miserable ia
mind and tired OF this life. She sought
peace and shs secured 1t n the darkness Of
| the great beyond by means of the painless
| OpiAte-
sarah Glover lived at 60 Kent-st, in
house owned by Mrs. Nellie Hedges, who
| lives next door. Yesterday afternoon
| about o'clock Mrs. Glover was found lying
on her bed dead. She had not stirred yes
te-dsy, and AL about her premises being
/ unusually quiet Mrs. Hedges suspected
| that possibly Mrs. Glover Was i'll or that
| the worst had happened. For the poor
| woman had not been tranquil IN mind OF
| late. She was burdencd with some great
| sorrow. Her heart was sad, and It's said
| her love was ill-requlted. Disappointment
/ had grown into disease with her and she
became despOndent. Her suicide was most
| carefully prepared. In fact, her conduct
| and the arrangements of her affairs indi-
| cate that she had been contemplating self
\ destruction for some time past she chose
| Yesterday. Ii was Just the day for the
| sad and disappointed mind 10 nerve itself
| for the sail down the Stygian Sea- Through
| out the misty day she lay IN silent death
until discovered by her friend and neigh
| Dor. She lay on her bed arrayed In her
brown-green riding habit, with ner gold
headed whip along side of her. She had
on her heavy SHOES, which were ornamented
| with handsome steel spurs. To all ap-
pearances she had leisurely reclinsd
| upon the bed for brief after
dinner nap, after which she would take
| u ride on the horse sue so much ootec on.
| Near by peacefully lay her pet poodle dog.
| evidently satisfied thst his mistress slept.
An investigation Of the house shows how
carefully sac had prepared for the end.
Every one Of her keep-sakes, jewelry, toilet
| boxes pictures, bric-a- brac, etc, were
marked with the names of the friends she
desired to have them, aud tastefuliy dis
uouted throughout the house.
| Near her on she bed we're letters address
ed to several persons in town, with some Of
whom she had had business relations.
Sapt. of Police Smith. which read as fol-
CrrY, Nov. 3, 's7.
| SuPT. or PoLIcE-I am tired of life as
| you and others make it sor me. | have
| nothing on earth for me. Nothing but mis-
| fortune has followed me since you took
| your Office Now l have been hidden 90
move. / have no place to move l was
| ROBBED of nv money that should have
| come between me and want. So | am
| going. I GO net blame you aud If at any
| time that / did feel hard toward forgive
| you now. . u.
The other letters were taken possession oil
| nv Coroner Bradish and will be delivered 70
Toe persons 20 whom they are addressed.
Mrs. Glover vas discouraged by the con
slant raids of the police. When Fanny
Withsy moved out of the Martin block on
| Nsntsf last Spring. Mrs. Glover purchasei
her ease, good will and furniture for $500
| She bad not been there but a short time
! when she was compelled TO vacate bJ
the owner. Joseph HI. Martin, assisted by
the police. She was only able TO realize 6
on the isrniture. This loss preyed on hel
mind and sac was subject TO frequent mel
ancholy spells, during which she had been
heard 10 threaten suicide. She was no
lard up financially aud lett 81, sos In the
Grand Rapids Savings Bank. Coroner
Brsdish will hold an inquest today. The
dead vonsn's remains have been taken 10
charge by Underisker Durfee.
Mrs Nellie Hedges. who lives on Kent
st in the little old fashioned house ius
. south Of that of Mrs. Glover, vss seen by
! reporter for the TELEGRAN-HEssLD las
evening. She said she ~ss not surprised
20 find Mrs. Glover dead. a. she hsd beer
. .. very gloomy Of late and had expressed
herself a. feeling detected and tired of life
The lsst tine Mrs. Hedges spoke with hel
vas on Thursday night She called st th.
lsttsTs house and sctsd very uneasy. L
. j. suspected that she vas under
the influence OF soms drus
which she bad faken- she was n most de
spondent humor. and remarked that thers
vss nothing for her % i've for.
Il tired % console her and told her shs
vas f0olish to carry on that way, remarKeC
Ms Hedges. she replied what is the ues
I of NV trying % live. tee police are contin
usily persecufinz NE ard that there vas ns
plscs for her 70 move 70. ] t0id her te
have courage. that there we're plenty
81 places she could secure 10 liv.
in. She conplsined bitterly Of tie sspiobsg,
If the Police. who she ssId we're vsfchins
her aouss and al Who entered IT, A5oH
three weeks sgo sausd of police searchet
he~ h,,l.se and I beHeve taiS = the tins.
s,s mast have written Gen. smith. Sns
thrsz,snss A. that time 70 kia herself See
wss net peer ard caves enough r1orey g.
par hrr funeral sxpe1ses and any obsiea
rious that msv staud against her.
The isst aae The poitce ra.6ed her hoHS
thar ordered hsr to move cur ere i0ld fbea
ta.f she wculd sies sen. sn1ta ; salts
fac.arv answer n = few dsvs. she s>vl
thar ap~Vrr yesterday.
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ETC I've HUNDRED yeerz. sid Dr. Va